Public water system record
Portales Water System
Serves Portales, Roosevelt County, NM · 14,284 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Portales Water System in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Portales Water System draws water from 43 wells.
- Record on file since 1984, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,013 unknown out of 5,675 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 5, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 9, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 25, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for Portales Water System go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (7 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 11 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began December 2015, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 2, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1984 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Portales Water System draws water from 43 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Portales Water System.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Roosevelt County WUA Portales, NM
Annual water quality report
Portales Water System must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by New Mexico.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells